Some may not know it as he isnt credited but writer Peter Briggs was one of the very first to work on the story for Alien vs. Predator. Paul W.S. Anderson who directed the picture would eventually tackle the final screenplay. Most of those involved in the project most likely hold some small special place in their hearts for the movie. And that seems to be exactly why Briggs took some offense to remarks recently made by Sigourney Weaver who expressed a desire to have her character killed in Alien 3 after learning of plans to shoot Alien vs Predator.
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Appearing at London Comic Con last week, Sigourney Weaver spoke about her history with Fox's "Alien" franchise and seemingly suggested that Fox's early plans to make "Alien vs. Predator" back before "Alien 3" in 1993, was what caused Ridley Scott to drop out of the project and what made her decide to kill off the Ellen Ripley character.

Now Peter Briggs, who penned the original "Alien vs. Predator" spec script back in 1991 (but is uncredited on the final 2004 film) has responded to the criticism in a letter to Bloody Disgusting. Briggs penned a draft which was at Fox for over a decade until Paul W.S. Anderson came onto the movie and did his own version, and says that the third "Alien" began filming almost a year before his spec script even arrived at the studio:

"Maybe they were in a panic about 'Alien 3'... I have no idea. And so when
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Earlier this week, Sigourney Weaver dropped some truth bombs when she said that when she learned about Fox's plans to make "Alien vs. Predator," that's when two things happened: Ridley Scott dropped out of directing "Alien 3," and she decided to get killed off. However, Peter Briggs, who wrote the spec script for the project in 1991 (he was not credited on the finished film released in 2004), has responded to Weaver's criticism.
In a lengthy statement to Bloody Disgusting, Briggs make it clear that his draft of "Alien vs. Predator" was his first project for 20th Century Fox, and his first professional sale. But he says it was so well received it launched his career (he's a co-writer on "Hellboy") and remained Fox's only draft of the movie until Paul W.S. Anderson came along and actually made his version over a decade later. He breaks down the timelines of how everything
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Ridley Scott.s 1979 sci-fi film Alien is one of the scariest movies ever made. However, the most recent installments of the franchise, Alien vs. Predator and Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, didn.t exactly set the world on fire. One individual they failed to impress is series star Sigourney Weaver, who is not a fan. In fact, AvP is one of the reasons her character, Ellen Ripley, one of cinema.s greatest badasses, dies in Alien 3.
Talking to Radio Times at the London Film and Comic Con, she was asked whether or not it was her decision that Ripley was killed off in Alien 3, to which she replied:
Well, yes . because I heard that Fox was gonna do Alien vs. Predator. Which really depressed me because I was very proud of the movies.
Though Alien vs. Predator didn.t actually materialize until 2004 (Alien 3 showed up in 1992), Paul W.S. Anderson,
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It’s a common complaint from comic book fans whenever the first images of their favourite characters from a new movie are released: “they don’t look like the comics”.

Even going back as far as Bryan Singer’s X-Men, there were those in the comic book community who bemoaned the fact Wolverine was not in the classic yellow suit, or that Cyclops wasn’t clad in blue, or Storm wasn’t in white. Daredevil’s suit looks like it’s left over from a bondage party, Thor isn’t wearing his trademark helmet, Superman is missing his red panties. The list goes on.

But what people seem to forget is that these are movie adaptations and interpretations of comic books, not literal translations. And, as such, things are going to change.

It has been three years since the release of the last Resident Evil movie. With a delay due to Milla Jovovich's pregnancy, pre-production is now underway on the supposedly last film in the video game horror franchise. Director Paul W.S. Anderson, who is also married to Jovovich, is gearing up for a shoot set to start in August in South Africa.
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Last August, actress Milla Jovovich announced that she and her husband Paul W.S. Anderson were expecting their second child together, delaying the shooting of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter. Now, following an update earlier this year that put the franchise finale on track for an August production, Jovovich has shared the first behind-the-scenes image from the new movie’s pre-production. Check out…

After a long delay, it looks like the eagerly-awaited Resident Evil: The Final Chapter is finally ready to get off the ground. Franchise star Milla Jovovich confirms that production prep on the 6th installment of the long-standing series will begin this week in South Africa. She doesn't give an exact start date for shooting to take place, but expect it to be soon. The actress, who has appeared in every single Resident Evil movie, will reprise her role as Alice. And she has shared an instagram photo of her first face cast as effects work gets underway.

Pattinson had been linked to the role earlier this year at the Berlin Film Festival. This marks the second high profile cast switch on the project as Mia Wasikowska was originally cast in Fanning's role.

An alien craft shaped like an artichoke? A vessel with breasts? Here's our pick of 15 of sci-fi cinema's most eccentric spaceships...

For decades, heroes have crossed the universe in rocket ships and modified light freighters. Aliens have conquered galaxies in disc-shaped craft of varying sizes.

Yes, as long as there's been science fiction on the silver screen, spaceships have captured our imagination, from the matinee serials of the 30s to the sci-fi blockbusters of the present.

We all have our own idea of what a great spaceship should look like. For some, it's Han Solo's fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy, the Millennium Falcon. For others, it's the more graceful USS Enterprise, or maybe the utilitarian craft of 2001: A Space Odyssey. But what about cinema's more unusual, outlandish spaceships? The ramshackle ones, the anachronistic ones, the ones that look a bit rude, or just plain scary? Those are
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While most mainstream cinephiles worship at the altar of that other, similarly-named filmmaker, vulgar auteurists are generally more apt to find meaning and substance in the work of Paul W.S. Anderson. For the uninitiated, Anderson is a mainstream genre filmmaker best known for the Resident Evil series, of which he has directed three entries. He made his debut in 1994 with the controversial Shopping; his last film was 2014’s Pompeii. Occasional Sos contributor and up-and-coming film scholar Molly Faust has put together a 15-minute video essay that examines Anderson’s visual motifs and submerged themes, using clips from across his entire career to piece together a convincing throughline. Check it out below:

The post Video of the Day: ‘Living Dead Cinema: The Films of Paul W.S. Anderson appeared first on Sound On Sight.

It's been just over a month since Milla Jovovich gave birth to daughter Dashiel Edan, her second child with Paul W.S. Anderson, and the mother-of-two seems to be loving every minute.
In a new blog post on Romy and the Bunnies, the 39-year-old beauty opens up about motherhood and shares her best parenting advice in addition to revealing how she stayed in shape during her second pregnancy.
"The whole experience fills me with more joy than I ever thought was possible," she writes when asked to share her favorite part about being a mom. "Getting all the kisses and cuddles. Hearing our daughter's laughter and watching what a joyful little soul she is. Seeing her growing into
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Vulgar auteurism enjoyed its moment of notoriety, launched briefly into the critical consciousness, and now it has receded from view as a bit of silly marginalia. But I wanted to bring it up here because I think it offers a useful illustration of the problems we face when talking about a director like Paul W.S. Anderson(Shopping, Mortal Kombat, etc.)—a director who for one reason or another found himself at the very center of the V.A. discussion.
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Dashiel Jovovich-Anderson is ready for her closeup. Milla Jovovich and husband Paul W.S. Anderson took to Instagram on Thursday to share an adorable picture of their new bundle of joy. "We are so proud to announce the birth of our second daughter Ms. Dashiel Edan Jovovich-Anderson today!!!" the 39-year-old mother of two wrote. Jovovich also added, "She is 7lbs. 10oz and 20 inches long! We love you Dash!" The "Resident Evil" star was very open about her pregnancy with her fans – and even revealed she was a few days late for giving birth. "Hey every1! I’m official one day overdue with pregnancy. It could happen anytime, so we’re packed, ready, but on the edge of our seats," the brunette beauty shared on Facebook earlier this week. The proud parents welcomed their daughter at 5:45am Wednesday morning. The celebrity parents met in 2002 and tied the knot in 2009. They’re
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Milla Jovovich's newborn baby girl Dashiel Edan is just too cute!
The 39-year-old Resident Evil star Instagrammed a photo of her and Paul W.S. Anderson's second daughter Thursday. "We are so proud to announce the birth of our second daughter Ms. Dashiel Edan Jovovich-Anderson today!!!" gushed the actress. "She is 7lbs. 10 oz. and 20 inches long! We love you Dash!"
Milla, who delivered baby Dash at 5:45 a.m. Thursday, chronicled many of the ups and downs of her pregnancy in a series of Facebook posts. There were times she was "pretty exhausted," she wrote, "being a full-time mom with our 7-year-old [Ever Gabo], reorganizing my home and hiking everyday to start getting my body
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Aw! What a cutie!
Milla Jovovich shared the first photo of her adorable newborn daughter Dashiel Edan via Instagram late on Wednesday, April 1.
As Us Weekly reported previously, the Ukranian actress and model gave birth to Dashiel, her second daughter with husband Paul Anderson (the couple already have a 7-year-old daughter, Ever), earlier in the day. And despite the rigors of childbirth, Jovovich was evidently on cloud nine as she shared the cute snap of the newest member in their family via social media just hours after [...]
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"Milla Jovovich delivered her second daughter Dashiel Edon early this morning. Both Mama and Baby are doing great," the actress' rep told Access on Wednesday. "Milla, her husband Paul and big sister Ever are overjoyed to welcome Dashiel into the their family and are all spending some quality bonding time together."

Baby Dashiel arrived just ...

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Milla Jovovich is a mother-of-two! The "Resident Evil" star welcomed her second child with husband Paul W.S. Anderson on Wednesday -- a baby girl named Dashiel Eden. "Milla delivered her daughter Dashiel at 5:45 this morning," her rep confirmed. "Everyone is thrilled and beyond happy. Milla is in cuddle mode with her new daughter!" The actress documented her pregnancy journey on Instagram, showing off shots of her baby bump as it continued to grow. She even posted a pic of herself hiking just days before she gave birth! Now that her baby has arrived, the 39-year-old star is anxious to get back to work on her upcoming film, "Resident Evil: The Final Chapter," which was delayed because of her pregnancy. "Between the stunt work and what will become my ever-expanding belly, we didn’t think pregnancy and zombie killing are the best combo," she said when she announced she was expecting.
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Milla Jovovich is ready to pop! The "Resident Evil" star is less than 48 hours away from delivering her second child with husband Paul W.S. Anderson – and she just showed off the final pic of her big belly. Jovovich shared a photo on her Instagram page today of her baby bump during a hike at Runyon Canyon on Tuesday. "My amazing husband snapped this pic of me taking my last hike yesterday before the baby is born," she captioned the sweet snap. "We’ve decided that I should stay close to home now that we’re about 48 hours from the 'drop zone!'" The brunette star and her husband have made it a ritual to go hiking almost every day of her second pregnancy to stay fit. "I have to say, if I wasn’t hiking 5 ½ to 6 miles every day, I think I would be 20 lbs. heavier than I am right now (185 lbs.
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